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I have been having issues with the Google Groupware Calendar module in KOganizer not remembering how to communicate with Google. I was very frustratingly having to connect it with KOrganzier but there is an easy solution. Kontact with its Kmail and Korganizer components. To me, this has been the ultimate in calendar management. It is … Continue reading Google Groupware Calendar with KOrganizer Fix
I have previously written about digital sign solutions, not here, and I wanted to create an updated how-to on Anthias, which was previously known as Screenly OSE. Essentially, it is still Screenly but with its own more unique name for differentiation. Some things have changed and not all the instructions out there seem to work … Continue reading Anthias | Open Source Digital Sign Solution
It seems that just like when I am happily excited about a tool I enjoy and still think it's the new hotness, I find out it is no longer the new hotness and I'm just an old man that is seemingly behind the times... chronically... This is a brief overview of Btop, the terminal based, … Continue reading Btop | Terminal Based Resource Monitor
Almost a year ago, I took a position as an IT Manager in a Microsoft Office 365 environment. I made great effort to take on the incredible task of learning this job by immersing myself in all things Microsoft: Windows 11, Outlook, Teams, Office, and so forth. I did start to bring in a crutch … Continue reading Nearly Seamless Integration | openSUSE in a Microsoft Office 365 Environment
LocalSend is a the AirDrop for the rest of us. The ability to easily send files to other computers or systems that are local to your network. This is also cross platform, so whether you are on Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS, this will work for you. It really couldn't be much easier. Bottom … Continue reading LocalSend | Easily Share Files Between Nearby Devices
There are a lot of web based tools out there to create simple QR codes, but why use a website when you can use the terminal? Generating a QR code in the terminal is pretty easy to do and actually quite convenient. The syntax is easy to follow and therefore makes for an easy time … Continue reading QRencode | Generate QR Codes in the Terminal
Like it or not, this web technology thing is not a fad and is going to be sticking around for the time being. I think this is great and terrible all at the same time. The great thing is, this means that I am free to use my preferred operating system for which I do … Continue reading Ferdium | Centralized Web-Based Services Application
I had stepped away from using Kmail as my mail client on Linux for almost a year. I moved to Thunderbird for a few months, tweaking a lot of the usability issues with it to make it work better for me. I can say that I almost have it the way I want it but … Continue reading Gmail Accounts with Kmail
Writing a bootable USB Drives is a must if you are one to test out any number of Linux distribution. I used the the SUSE Image Writer for years until it was decided that it would no longer be maintained. I have used Ventoy but my success with that has been hit and miss lately. … Continue reading KDE ISO Image Writer | USB Drive Writing Tool
With immutable Linux distributions becoming a more in vogue these days and the likes of Blend OS and Nix OS giving you incredible package flexibility, I was starting to feel a little left out of all the fun that everyone was talking about. Also, to keep in tradition of being months to years behind everyone … Continue reading Distrobox with BoxBuddy on openSUSE